"We know from our customers that there is enormous demand for flights to New York and Boston from London and the east of England, so the arrival of Primera Air is fantastic news for both business and leisure passengers wanting great value, excellent service and the convenience of flying transatlantic from their local airport.

"The welcome arrival of Primera Air to Stansted offers passengers even more choice and provides great new transatlantic connections to New York and Boston – both of which are important destinations for businesses in our catchment.

"I'm sure these new services will prove to be really popular and we look forward to working with Primera Air to add more routes in the future."

Flights to both destinations are on sale now with prices starting from £149 one-way inclusive of all taxes, fees and charges.